Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJul 8, 2023, 09:27 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Every tournament has favorites. Rarely does a tennis tournament have someone who’s favored against the rest of the field combined. Then again, rarely is a player as dominant as Novak Djokovic has been at Wimbledon. Editor’s
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen stole pole position from McLaren’s Lando Norris in a gripping and surprising qualifying session at the British Grand Prix. Verstappen dashed the hopes of the British fans in the packed grandstands after Norris went fastest with three drivers still to set their final times. One of them was Verstappen, who grabbed
Mark Cavendish has crashed out of what is set to be his final Tour de France before retirement. The 38-year-old Manxman was involved in an innocuous crash 60km from the finish of the race’s eighth stage – a 200.7km run from Libourne and Limoges. Widely regarded as cycling’s greatest sprinter of all time, Cavendish came
Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterJul 8, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018,
BAN vs AFG, 2nd ODI: Bangladesh will take on Afghanistan© AFP BAN vs AFG, 2nd ODI, Live Updates:Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bowl against Afghanistan in the second ODI of the three-match series on Saturday at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram. Afghanistan have taken 1-0 lead in the series after they defeated the
Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterJul 5, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He
BBC Sport presenter Jennie Gow has returned to Formula 1 this weekend for the first time since having a stroke in December. The 46-year-old interviewed Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton for 5 Live at the British Grand Prix and is spending the weekend as a guest of the sport. Gow told BBC Sport: “It’s lovely to
Mar 30, 2023 From the moment Dylan Crews officially decided he would become an LSU Tiger, the Florida-raised outfielder stated he had one goal: to come to Baton Rouge and, in his words, “be a dude there.” Now, 1½ months into his third season patrolling the turf of Alex Box Stadium, Dylan Crews isn’t merely
Jul 8, 2023, 06:58 AM ET The Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward Andreas Johnsson to a one-year, $800,000 contract, president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas announced Friday. Johnsson, 28, spent the 2022-23 season with the New Jersey Devils and San Jose Sharks but played in only 13 games, recording three assists, after losing his spot among
Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJul 8, 2023, 12:25 AM ET PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — There was no other way it could have ended. After a gloomy week at Pebble Beach, where Michelle Wie West struggled to find the bottom of the cup, the 30-foot par putt on the 18th green — the final one of her career
Sourav Ganguly has questioned Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s exclusion from T20I squad.© AFP Formed India captain Sourav Ganguly has questioned star batter Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli‘s exclusion from the squad for the upcoming T20I series against West Indies. While Rohit and Kohli headline India’s Test and ODI squads, the veteran batters have been
Cesar Hernandez Jul 7, 2023, 01:46 PM ET On the field, the U.S. women’s national team has much to prove at this month’s World Cup. As back-to-back champions, there’s immense pressure on the youthful group of players aiming to win an unprecedented third title in a row. Off the field, though, non-sporting goals have already
Associated Press Jul 7, 2023, 11:49 PM ET PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Bailey Tardy picked a good time and a beautiful location to play her best golf. Tardy made eagle on the par-5 sixth hole at Pebble Beach for the second straight day as part of a torrid start to her second round Friday in
ESPN News Services Jul 7, 2023, 09:55 PM ET DETROIT — Alek Manoah won for the first time since April 5, allowing one run on five hits in six innings of a triumphant return to the rotation as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Detroit Tigers 12-2 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.
Andrew Lopez, ESPNJul 7, 2023, 11:25 PM ET LAS VEGAS — It might not have been the show everyone expected to see, but Victor Wembanyama‘s summer league debut was a hot ticket on Friday night. Wembanyama, the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft, and the Spurs defeated the Charlotte Hornets, with No. 2
Associated Press Jul 7, 2023, 07:59 PM ET SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken avoided salary arbitration with defenseman Will Borgen on Friday, agreeing to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $2.7 million a season. Seattle also announced a one-year deal with veteran forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. Borgen, 26, is coming off the best
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJul 7, 2023, 03:43 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Perennial Top 10 bantamweight Pedro Munhoz will face Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera at UFC 292 on Aug. 19, after Vera’s original opponent Henry Cejudo withdrew from the bout due to injury.
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 7, 2023, 06:51 PM ET LAS VEGAS — A rare brain disease has forced UFC newcomer Josiah Harrell out of his debut fight. A prefight MRI, required by the UFC and Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), showed that Harrell has a previously undiagnosed affliction called moyamoya, which is “a rare